{"id":3335141,"url":"https://alion.io/job/firefly-aerospace-wire-harness-electrical-engineer-i","title":"Wire Harness Electrical Engineer I","company":{"id":63753,"name":"Firefly Aerospace","domain":"fireflyspace.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/firefly-aerospace-com","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":null},"role":"Hardware","role_family":"Hardware","seniority":"junior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Cedar Park, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":69000,"max_usd":138000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":578},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Siemens NX","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-27T13:30:18Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-27","last_verified_at":"2026-10-30T03:03:51Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":2,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":2},"description":"ABOUT FIREFLY AEROSPACE\nFirefly Aerospace is a space and defense technology company that enables our world to launch, land, and operate in space - anywhere, anytime. As the partner of choice for critical space missions, Firefly is the only commercial company to launch a satellite to orbit with 24-hour notice and the only company to achieve a successful Moon landing. Our launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles provide government and commercial customers with full mission services from low Earth orbit to the Moon and beyond. Headquartered in north Austin, Texas, Firefly is looking for passionate, hardworking innovators to join our team and help fuel our successful trajectory into space.\nSUMMARY\nThis role is an entry-level electrical engineering position for new graduates. This is an opportunity to learn the first principles and grow into roles in avionics hardware development or avionics systems integration. If you find yourself excited by our mission but you don't check every box in the description, you are encouraged to apply anyway!\nFirefly Electrical Engineers in the Interconnect team are responsible for developing the electrical wiring interconnect systems (EWIS) that distribute power and electrical signals within avionics hardware, instrumentation, and payloads. In this role, you will work in small, collaborative groups through all stages of the component and system design, manufacturing, and testing.\nAdditionally, you will take ownership of your projects and collaborate with the team to conduct the design, analysis, manufacturing, testing, and final integration of components on launch vehicles and spacecraft.\nRESPONSIBILITIES\nDevelop and integrate electrical wiring interconnect system (EWIS) designs on launch vehicles and spacecraft.\nUnderstand and implement industry guidelines and requirements for development and design of wire harnesses.\nGenerate schematics, wire diagrams, harness 3D CAD routing, 2D assembly drawings, technical documentation, and reports to support flight, qualification, and test lab harness assemblies.\nCoordinate requirements and interfaces between engineering disciplines, production, and integration.\nMake development decisions based on technical merit, risk, cost, schedule, and/or quality assurance.\nSupport design reviews by presenting design, analysis, and test results, showing component design and manufacturing is meeting requirements for flight.\nPartner with engineering and production teams to generate ideas, creative designs, and continuous improvements.\nTailor aerospace harnessing standards and guidelines to create internal design standards and requirements for cable assemblies, shielding, integration, and vehicle level implementation.\nQUALIFICATIONS\nRequired\nRecent graduate with a Bachelor of Science (BS) in electrical engineering or related technical field.\nCommunicates effectively both verbally and in writing.\nAbility to work well in a team, be proactive, and execute with minimal guidance.\nDetail-orientated and able to manage multiple concurrent tasks.\nAble to prioritize and execute tasks efficiently.\nDesired\nExperience with 3D CAD design, 2D drafting, and PLM software such as Siemens NX, Capital, and Teamcenter.\nAbility to generate end-to-end interconnect schematics, wire diagrams, 3D models, and drawings.\nFamiliar with selection of connectors, backshells, wires, and other harness components.\nFamiliar with harness assembly and shielding integration.\nKnowledge of IPC/WHMA-A-620 and NASA harness design, fabrication, and installation standards.\nExperience with the use of test equipment to verify harness design and assembly.\nUnderstanding the basic subsystems of a space-rated vehicle and how avionics integrate into the vehicle and interface with instrumentation.\nUnderstanding of electrical grounding requirements and how to implement proper system level grounding.\nExperience working with high-speed digital communication protocols.\nHands-on experience with integration of electronics and harnessing in airborne vehicles.\nFirefly offers outstanding benefits for our employees, including generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles, parental leave, relocation benefits, educational reimbursement, short term disability, and flexible PTO options.\nTo conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.\nFirefly Aerospace, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer; 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